Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 If you live in a home, you are a homemaker. Maybe the very word homemaking makes you sigh and reminds you that you need to …
Did you know that you can finish the Old Testament in 90 days by reading for about a half hour a day? Last month, many of you joined me in the Read the New Testament in 30 Days challenge, and can you believe are are …
Today marks 65 years since the death of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian. These five men were martyred as they sought to take the Gospel and gifts to a remote people (Waodani/Auca) in Ecuador. Speared to death while trying …
Goodbye, 2020. {Waves} (Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. haha ) I’m excited for 2021. Want to join me in a reading challenge? Who wants to read the New Testament with me in January? Won’t that be a great reset for …
Have you noticed that social media has been a little, shall we say, crazy lately? A simple scroll through reveals conspiracy theories, racial tensions, accusations, public shaming, hashtag activism, political wars that change 24/7. We’re up to our ears in a constant tide of man’s …
I am ten years old and it’s a sunny Saturday morning. I’ve settled in to watch cartoons, legs dangling over the side of our wingback chair surrounded by my sisters and my cousin Krissy, who often spent time at our house on the weekend. We …
Biblically sound, beautifully illustrated, and refreshingly sane, Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments is truly a breath of fresh air. Written by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler of the Risen Motherhood podcast, this book is NOT another instructional on how to be the perfect mom, …
Sometimes we make spiritual growth harder than it needs to be, am I right? As believers in Christ, we know that in order to thrive we need to be walking in the Spirit, but too often we get stuck in ruts. We believe that DOING …
As we ushered in 2019, I chose the word “Truth” as my word of the year here on the blog. Truth defined is that which is in accordance with fact or reality; it’s sincerity in action, character, and utterance. I shared in January, that not …
Several years ago, I was struggling with one of those mother of teenager issues that seemed to leave me deflated and drained. Nothing earth shattering, but frustrating and completely unexpected. I mentioned my struggle to a group of friends, and we agreed that there wasn’t …